v0.13.0 Release Plan & Test Matrix

v0.13.0

Emit SEI packets with resolution payloadType 5 in FRAG_PARSING_USERDATA events #2126
Expose Hls.js' bandwidth estimate (in bits per second) via hls.bandwidthEstimate getter on the Hls instance #2086
Allow level capping (config.capLevelToPlayerSize) to be dynamically enabled/disabled #1986

Fix React builds breaking with WebWorkers #2174
Fix incorrect VTT cue offsets when X-TIMESTAMP-MAP is not present #2179
Fix Hls not choosing the correct startup segment for fmp4 streams #2196
Fix info and description fields being merged in TXXX ID3 frames #2217
Fix cue positioning in Firefox #2229
Fix Hls throwing exceptions when trying to load in non-MSE environments #2305
Fix Hls not playing after loading a stream with alt audio before attaching #2172
Fix startup stalling caused by alt audio tracks not loading at the correct time #2067
Fix null console reference when using the logger class in WebWorkers (affects Tizen 2.3) #2095
Fix RangeError exceptions ("Source is too large") when remuxing TS #2096
Fix ID3 timestamps causing exceptions in IE/Edge #2120

Huge strides have been made towards converting the codebase to TypeScript: #2144 #2130 #2129 #2119 #2107 #2106 #2097 #2076 #2075 #2073
Remove IE8 code #2128
Fix a bunch of ESLint warnings #2116

OS	Browser	BW Estimate API ¹	Level Capping ²	VTT Captions ³	FMP4 ⁴	Alt Audio ⁵
Desktop (MacOS/Windows)	Firefox	Assignee	Assignee	Assignee	Assignee	Assignee
Desktop (MacOS/Windows)	Chrome	Assignee	Assignee	Assignee	Assignee	Assignee
Android	Chrome	Assignee	Assignee	Assignee	Assignee	Assignee
Windows	IE11	Assignee	Assignee	Assignee	Assignee	Assignee
Windows	Edge 18	Assignee	Assignee	Assignee	Assignee	Assignee

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